Personal quotes
"I know certain actors are totally screwed up on
drugs, yet it gets covered up. Why wasn't I excused for 'exhaustion' or 'the flu'?"
"There's something liberating about not pretending. Dare to embarrass yourself. Risk."
"If I ever start talking to you about my 'craft', my 'instrument', you have permission to shoot me."
"I believe in fate. I believe that everything happens for a reason, but I think it's important to seek out that reason - that's how you learn."
"I believe you can be the person that you dream of being."
"I try to make movies that I would want to go see rather than ones I would just want to do as an actor. I want people to have movies full of romance and hope and empowerment, something they can escape into and feel good about. I love happy endings." -- on her favorite movies to make.
"Every morning I stay in bed for ten minutes to ponder my place in the universe; then I wash my face and check my karma." - on her morning routine.
"Life is very interesting... in the end, some of your greatest pains, become your greatest strengths."
"I love levity. As crazy as I am, I just love to laugh!"
"I'm getting older so those dark circles are really starting to show. Now, I'm starting to look like Night of the Living Dead."
"When I lay my head on the pillow at night, I can say 'I was a decent person today.' That's when I feel beautiful."
"There's nothing like the power of a smile."
"I'd rather be a few pounds heavier and enjoy life than be worried all the time." as quoted in Woman's World (5-24-05 issue)
"I don't want to sit around and hope good things happen. I want to make them happen."
"My whole life, I've wanted to feel comfortable in my skin. It's the most liberating thing in the world." quoted in Woman's Day, 11-1-05
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